WINCHESTER CTC

LATE SEASON 50 MILES - 2017 /

Distances: 50 miles

Date: Sunday 1st October 2017

Start Time: 9.30 am

Start: The Swan Hotel, 11 West St, Alresford SO24 9AD

(Free parking on Sunday at Alresford Station, 100 yards from start)

Finish: The Cricketers, Jacklyns Lane,Alresford, SO24 9LW

Min/max times: Minimum 3 ¼ hrs Maximum 5 ½ hrs

Maps: 1: 50 000 Nos. 185, 186

Emergency Phone No: Please phone or text 07816 483 402 if you are unable to finish

Cafés

Chocolate Frog, Oakhanger,

CuppaCheeno, Village Shop, West Meon

There are no controls on route.

ABBREVIATIONS

R=turn right, L=turn left, T= T-junction, F= fork, SO=straight on, Y=Y junction, O= roundabout,

X=cross roads, no sp=no signpost. Place names in brackets, e.g. (Alton) = signpost Alton

If in capitals BINSTED, route actually goes through Binsted. Mileages are cumulative.

Alresford – Golden Pot PH, Froyle / miles
START from the Swan Hotel car park in Station Road, Alresford.
R (North) on Station Road / 0.0
R at T onto West Street B3047 / 0.0
L on B3046 Broad St (OLD ALRESFORD) / 0.1
R after OLD ALRESFORD (Armsworth, Wield) / 1.8
R in UPPER WIELD (Lower Wield, Medstead) / 5.5
L (BENTWORTH, Lower Wield) / 5.5
2nd R (BENTWORTH) / 6.3
R at T in BENTWORTH (Medstead, Four Marks) / 8.2
L (SHALDEN & Alton) / 8.4
Downhill past Sun Inn / 8.5
Care L bend on downhill at jct (slow gravel) / 8.6
Care L at A339 (Basingstoke & Herriard) / 9.7
1st R (SHALDEN) (slow gravel) (sign may be down) / 9.7
R at T (Alton & Odiham) / 11.7
Golden Pot, Froyle to Oakhanger / miles
SO at B3349 past Golden Pot PH (FROYLE) / 12.3
SO in LOWER FROYLE (BENTLEY & ISINGTON) / 16.2
Before A31, sharp L and continue alongside A31 / 17.1
R at X (BINSTED & ISINGTON & Bentley Station & Blacknest) / 18.0
R (ISINGTON & BINSTED) / 18.6
In BINSTED SO (CHURCH, KINGSLEY, OAKHANGER) / 20.5
Steep down, sharp corners, gravel
L at T (Bordon) on B3004 / 22.8
Immediately R (OAKHANGER & BLACKMOOR & SELBORNE) / 22.9
Café: (short distance off-route & service may be slow)
1st L after leaving Oakhanger (Bordon & RAF Oakhanger) and The Chocolate Frog at Oakhanger Farm Business Park is 140 yards on L.
To re-join route, retrace to T and L (BLACKMOOR & SELBORNE) / 24.6
Oakhanger – East Meon / miles
L at T (BLACKMOOR & Greatham) / 25.4
R in BLACKMOOR (Bradshott & Temple) / 26.2
R onto B3006 (SELBORNE & Alton) / 28.6
L in SELBORNE (Newton Valence) / 28.9
In EAST TISTED 1st L (Colemore & Priors Dean) / 31.5
1st L (no SP) / 32.3
SO at X into Barnet Side Lane (no SP) / 33.9
SO at bottom of hill (EAST MEON, High Cross & Froxfield Green) / 34.9
Fork L after Farm Buildings (Brown Cycle Byway sign) / 35.6
R at T (EAST MEON & West Meon) (Byway sign) / 36.0
SO through S bends past staggered junctions (EAST MEON) / 36.2
R then immediate L (no SP) at staggered X across A272 - CAUTION / 37.0
R at T (EAST MEON) (Byway sign) / 38.6
Continue through EAST MEON / 39.1
East Meon – Alresford / miles
SO at X after E Meon (WEST MEON) / 39.2
SO at X with A32 in West Meon into One Way street (no SP) / 42.3
R at T after 100 yds (no SP) / 42.3
SO at X (Bramdean, Winchester) / 43.9
R at T (The Down & Bramdean) / 44.2
Bear R then SO at X across A272 - CAUTION - (Woodlands) / 44.6
L at X (no SP) / 45.5
Bear R (BISHOPS SUTTON & ALRESFORD) / 46.4
R at T (ALRESFORD & Ropley) / 47.1
At O with A31, SO onto B3047 (ALRESFORD & Cheriton, BISHOPS SUTTON & Gundleton) / 48.5
L in Bishops Sutton into Whitehill Lane - just after Ship PH (no sp) / 49.5
Fork R almost immediately / 49.5
L at T Sun Lane (Cheriton) / 50.5
Follow road round to R to FINISH at The Cricketers, Alresford on the R just before X roads / 51.0

Finish:

Alresford Cricketers, Jacklyns Lane,

SO24 9LW

The Finish is open from 12.45 to 3pm

A marshal will be inside pub or in the garden if fine!

Please book in before departing so that we know you are back

Emergency Phone No. 07816 483 402